After the horrors of Lord Loss, the terrifying Demonata series continues with the Demon Thief. / 'Lord Loss', the first nightmare in The Demonata series, has sold over 20,000 HB copies in the UK since publication in June 2005 (Nielsen Bookscan TCM Chart) / The 'Saga of Darren Shan' has achieved UK sales worth over GBP3.5 million (Nielsen Bookscan TCM Chart) / A horrifying Christmas gift for both Shan fans and a new vein of readers
Born in London in 1972, Darren O’Shaughnessy [writing as Darren Shan] moved to Limerick with his parents and younger brother. Returned to London to study Sociology and English then worked for a TV cable company. His first adult novel Ayuamarca has been published by Orion and his writing has been likened to Clive Barker and Iain Banks. He is now a full-time writer of TV scripts and novels. Cirque du Freak is his first title for children.
Praise for Lord Loss “Utterly unputdownable” The Times “The master
of children’s horror at his blood-curdling best”. Publishing News
Praise for Darren Shan Lord of the Shadows
'Stephen King for kids … Darren Shan has brought his own brand of
vampire mythology into the heads and hearts of thousands of
children with his vivid and compelling series The Saga of Darren
Shan, about one boy's journey from ordinary lad to vampire prince.
Once they're hooked, kids tend to rip into the flesh of these
books, quickly draining them of their life blood. The covers, with
images of ghouls, creeping hands and dripping fangs are terrifying
alone. ' Metro Life, Evening Standard Cirque Du Freak
“…fast-paced and compelling book which leaves the reader hungry for
more.”
JK Rowling "I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love
the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the
affection with the hurt. It's
great story-telling."
Roddy Doyle The Vampire’s Assistant
“The Vampire’s Assistant blazes a thrilling, gruesome trail through
a fascinating plot.”
The Good Book Guide Vampire Mountain
“Get your teeth into it!”
Funday Times
Praise for Lord Loss
"Utterly unputdownable" The Times
"The master of children's horror at his blood-curdling best". Publishing News
Praise for Darren Shan
Lord of the Shadows
'Stephen King for kids ... Darren Shan has brought his own brand of
vampire mythology into the heads and hearts of thousands of
children with his vivid and compelling series The Saga of Darren
Shan, about one boy's journey from ordinary lad to vampire prince.
Once they're hooked, kids tend to rip into the flesh of these
books, quickly draining them of their life blood. The covers, with
images of ghouls, creeping hands and dripping fangs are terrifying
alone. ' Metro Life, Evening Standard
Cirque Du Freak
"...fast-paced and compelling book which leaves the reader hungry
for more."
JK Rowling
"I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way
you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection
with the hurt. It's
great story-telling."
Roddy Doyle
The Vampire's Assistant
"The Vampire's Assistant blazes a thrilling, gruesome trail through
a fascinating plot."
The Good Book Guide
Vampire Mountain
"Get your teeth into it!"
Funday Times
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